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British War Medal 1939-45 : Squadron Leader A A N D Pentland, Royal Australian Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL38029.009
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Checking up on the R.T. of a Kittyhawk Fighter, before take-off
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
A pilot standing on a wing of a Kittyhawk plane, looking into and checking the cockpit. Dargie noted, "The pilots' life may depend on his R.T. It must be perfect before he leaves the ground, and the ...ART23896
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Clive Caldwell, Darwin
Art
Maker: Baird, John
A portrait of Flight Lieutenant Clive Caldwell (402107), RAAF, looking ahead as he stands leaning against a mantle piece. Behind him on the wall is a boar's head mounted on bamboo. Flight Lt Caldwell ...ART27969
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Clive Caldwell's Spitfire cockpit
Art
Maker: Baird, John
Cockpit study of Wing Commander Clive 'Killer' Caldwell's fighter plane, No. 452 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.ART27959
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Coat tailing, drawing for cartoon in 'The Daily Telegraph'
Art
Maker: Mahony, Will
Published in the Daily Telegraph the day after D-Day; British aircraft and flotilla are on the move. 'Coat-tailing' may refer to the British following the lead of the United States.ART94326
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Collection related to Murray Frank Sweeny
Photograph
Studio portrait of 417673 Sergeant Murray Frank Sweeny RAAF, pilot of Prospect, SA, attached to a photographic folder with two attached newspaper clippings. Later promoted to Pilot Officer, then Flyin...AWM2021.594.1
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Collection related to 493 Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson, DFC, RAAF.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 493 later Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) John Francis Jackson (left) and an officer pilot, possibly identified as 471 Flight Lieutenant John Henry William Saunders (right), No. 23 Squa...P12424.003
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
Group portrait of RAAF members. Most of the individuals have signed their names on the back. Following are the transcriptions of the signatures, their probable identifications in brackets and their pr...AWM2020.626.3.5
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
Group portrait of 43 RAAF trainees with 24 signatures on the back of the print. Ralph Trenham Bilsby is identified, front row, left. Bilsby, of Collie, WA, and a garage mechanic and coal miner before ...AWM2020.626.3.4
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
Outdoor portrait of 415249 Geoffrey George 'Geoff' Hammond RAAF of Claremont, WA, and 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square. Hammond was latter awarded the DFC, promoted...AWM2020.626.3.3
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
Studio portrait of 415222 Flight Sergeant Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF. Bilsby, of Collie, WA, and a garage mechanic and coal miner before his enlistment in August 1941, he trained as a pilot as part of ...AWM2020.626.3.2
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
Studio portrait of 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF during his period of training before posting overseas. Bilsby, of Collie, WA, and a garage mechanic and coal miner before his enlistment in August 1...AWM2020.626.3.1
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
Group portrait of ten members of the RAAF, RAF and RCAF. Back row, left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) Campbell, RAAF; unnamed; Sgt Breckles, RCAF (George Stanley Breckels, killed 19 April 1944 during an op...AWM2020.626.3.6
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
A memorial plaque for Ralph and G A Halliday unveiled on 20 June 1948 in the Congregational Church, Collie, WA. The plaque is now with family as the church has closed.AWM2020.626.3.8
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Collection relating to 415222 Ralph Trenham Bilsby RAAF
Photograph
The temporary cross at the grave of the crew of No 142 Squadron RAF, killed on 21 July 1943. A415222 Flight Sergeant R T Bilsby RAAF R136372 F/Sgt B Buckley RAAF A415337 Sgt T P Laird RAAF 1367187 Sg...AWM2020.626.3.7
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Colour tests
Art
Maker: Hinder, Frank
This drawing was made at the Richmond Air Base. The title 'colour tests' indicates that the artist and camofleur, Frank Hinder, was testing colours on aircraft. Three men attend to the aircraft while ...ART29268
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Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome. This plane crashed landed upside down. The pilot walked away unhurt, Libya.ART22373
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De-Briefing
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
The procedures known as 'briefing' and 'de-briefing' were part of an airman's lot. Briefing occured shortly before an air operation - whether small or massive - when the participating crews were assem...ART26549
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Delhi, India. 1944-11-17. RAAF members 420142 Flying Officer (FO) Syd F. Cave of Collaroy Beach, ...
Photograph
Delhi, India. 1944-11-17. RAAF members 420142 Flying Officer (FO) Syd F. Cave of Collaroy Beach, NSW (left), and 426375 FO Peter H. Nissen of Beerwah, Qld, leaving the Jumma Mosque during a leave peri...SEA0002
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Doreen Moira Langley as Flight Officer, WAAAF, interviewed by Joyce Thomson
Sound
Maker: Langley, Doreen Moira Thomson, Joyce Aubrey
Doreen Moira Langley (SERN 110802) as a flight officer Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force, 1943-1945, interviewed about her experiences before, during and after her time in the WAAAF. Langley stud...S00227